problem with deque and string

[Rich Herrick]

I don't know if this is not allowed or there is a bug in g++. If I have the
following definition:

typedef std::deque<const std::string> string_deque;

the compiler complains (in summary) that it cannot overload the allocator.
If I remove "const" thus:

typedef std::deque<std::string> string_deque;

the compilation is successful.

It is me or is it a bug?

Thanks.

 

[Andrew Koenig]

I don't know if this is not allowed or there is a bug in g++. If I have
the
following definition:

typedef std::deque<const std::string> string_deque;

the compiler complains (in summary) that it cannot overload the allocator.
If I remove "const" thus:

typedef std::deque<std::string> string_deque;

the compilation is successful.

It is me or is it a bug?

It's you.

Standard container elements must allow assignment; const values don't.
Ergo, standard container elements can't be const.

 

[Rich Herrick]

message

It's you.

Standard container elements must allow assignment; const values don't.
Ergo, standard container elements can't be const.

Thanks a bunch. You learn something new everyday!

Rich